Michael is a Fall 2026 photographer with The Alligator. He is a senior journalism major and it is his fourth semester on staff. He strives to cover the Gainesville community and contribute to various news and editorial publications. In his free time he enjoys running, listening to music and attempting to perfect the same couple recipes time and time again.
“Grad Bash,” a backyard show headlined by Good Neighbours, commemorated university graduates moving onto the next step of their lives.
UF students and professors are once again expressing concerns — and annoyance — over the political implications of the state’s “Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Survey.”
Women made up about 30% of College of Engineering graduates in the 2023-2024 academic year, according to the most recent data from UF Institutional Planning and Research. In comparison, 57% of total degree recipients across the university that year were women.
More than 200 people gathered in a field near Southwest Recreation Center Monday evening to honor Nyla Holland, a UF student killed in a traffic collision outside the complex Sunday night.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, students will vote on Student Body President, vice president, treasurer and 50 student senators representing academic colleges. Election results are announced late Wednesday.
Vision Party officials effectively killed a Change Party-backed bill that would have condemned Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden, who is currently under investigation for sexual harassment allegations.
A protester holds a sign reading, “execute justice not people” and a book with Pope Leo XIV’s face during a demonstration against the death penalty outside the Florida State Prison, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Raiford, Fla.
Florida setter Taylor Parks (20) dives during an NCAA volleyball match against Jacksonville, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Florida head coach Jon Sumrall speaks to Voice of the Gators Sean Kelley during a “Gator Talks” event at The Swamp Restaurant, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
A firefighter carries an American thin red line flag while walking stairs in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during the 9/11 climb, Friday Sept. 11, 2026, in Gainesville Fla.
Jay Kalogiros-Pepper, a Wildlife Ecology and Conservation junior at UF, holds up a sign that reads “Stop AI Surveillance” during the “Deflock UF” protest at Turlington Plaza, Sept. 9, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
Angie Nixon walks out of her van and towards a crowd of attendees during her campaigning event hosted by the UF College Democrats, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in front of Fraternity Row in Gainesville, Fla.
Two supporters of Angie Nixon wave signs in front of the van Nixon rode to the event, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Zander Moricz, a political activist and an executive in the SEE Alliance, shouts as he introduces Angie Nixon before her speech to a crowd near Museum Road, Saturday Sept. 5, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Zander Moricz shouts in support of Angie Nixon. Moricz has worked in the Angie Nixon campaign since Nixon won the Democratic nomination in the Florida primary for Senate, and has been on a gap from Harvard since 2022 to organize youth advocacy.
A grapple excavator stands still at the site of the stump burnings, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, near Keys Complex on UF’s campus in Gainesville, Fla.
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